THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SKY.
Washington: Published by the Smithsonian Institution, 1920. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 37pp. Uncut and untrimmed. Several old institutional rubberstamps, else Very Good. More
UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. OCTOBER TERM, 1879. NO. 346. THE TOWN OF MENASHA AND CITY OF MENASHA, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, VS. ROWLAND G. HAZARD, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. BRIEF OF EDWIN H. ABBOT, FOR THE DEFENDANT IN ERROR.
Milwaukee, Wis. Cramer, Aikens & Cramer, [1879]. 16pp. Original blue printed wrappers [light dustsoiling, short closed tear at head of front wrap, scuffs on rear wrap], stitched. Light tanning of text, else Very Good. The case was brought by a bondholder seeking payment of bonds issued to aid in the... More
AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. BY...SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
Portland [Maine]: 1853. Stitched. Bound in original wrappers [some soil]. 24pp, old institutional stamp. Good+. More
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ACCOMPANYING A REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WITH A LETTER TO HIM, FROM MATTHEW CLARKSON, ESQ. AND A LIST OF THE CLAIMS ADJUSTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS UNDER THE 21ST ARTICLE OF OUR TREATY WITH SPAIN. 23D JANUARY, 1800. ORDERED TO LIE ON THE TABLE. [PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.].
[Philadelphia: 1800]. 8pp, disbound. Very Good to Near Fine. The Report lists a variety of claims involving American ships and the amounts due. Evans 38779. NAIP w000983 [7]. More
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ACCOMPANYING AN ACCOUNT OF THE APPLICATION OF GRANTS, MADE BY CONGRESS FOR THE CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT, FROM THE 1ST OF JANUARY, TO 5TH OF DECEMBER, 1799.20TH JANUARY, 1800. ORDERED TO LIE ON THE TABLE. [PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.].
[Philadelphia: 1800]. 3, [1 blank] pp. Disbound. Near Fine. Evans 38778. NAIP w026140 [10]. More
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ACCOMPANYING COPIES OF TWO ACTS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF GREAT-BRITAIN, PASSED ON THE 4TH AND 19TH OF JULY 1797, RELATIVE TO THE CARRYING INTO EXECUTION THE TREATY OF AMITY, COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION, CONCLUDED BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; AND REGULATING THE TRADE TO BE CARRIED ON WITH THE BRITISH POSSESSIONS IN INDIA, BY THE SHIPS OF NATIONS IN AMITY WITH HIS MAJESTY. 2D FEBRUARY, 1798. REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
[Philadelphia: William Ross? 1798]. 29 pp. Later plain wraps, light foxing, Very Good. Adams transmits the two Acts, implementing the free trade provisions of the Jay Treaty, because they "have such connections with the commercial and political interests of the United States, that it is proper they should be... More
THE CROWNED YEAR. A DISCOURSE DELIVERED ON THE DAY OF ANNUAL THANKSGIVING, NOVEMBER 25TH, 1858.
Cleveland: 1858. Lightly tanned and worn. 22pp. Disbound. Good+. An unusual imprint, Adams stressing the magnificence of the "successful laying of the Atlantic cable." FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin, Thomson. More
LETTER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, COMMUNICATING STATISTICS UPON THE PRESENT CULTIVATION OF THE MADDER PLANT IN THE UNITED STATES AND ELSEWHERE. MARCH 1, 1806.
1866. 39th Cong., 1st Sess. SMD72. 1866. 8pp, disbound. Very Good. More
PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Washington: 1881. 46th Cong., 3d Sess. SED 27. Dbd, 153pp. Very Good. More
MEMORIAL OF THE CONVENTION OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, ASSEMBLED TO FORM A CONSTITUTION AND STATE GOVERNMENT...
1821. Gales & Seaton, 1821. 4pp. Sewn. J.W. Walker was President of the Convention. The first Alabama was proposed in 1819. The Convention requested that part of West Florida be annexed to Alabama. Shaw and Shoemaker 7370 locating 2 copies. More
GUNTER'S CREEK, ALABAMA. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, TRANSMITTING, WITH A LETTER FROM THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, A REPORT OF THE EXAMINATION OF THE MOUTH OF 51st Cong., 2nd Sess. HED132. 1891.
1891. 3, [1 blank]pp, folding map, disbound. Loosened. Good+. More
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. JANUARY 7, 1898. H.R. 5975...A BILL EXTENDING THE HOMESTEAD LAWS AND PROVIDING FOR RIGHT OF WAY FOR RAILROADS IN THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
55th Cong., 2d. Sess. [Washington: 1898]. 5, [1] pp.[with] EIGHT OTHER BILLS ON 5975, DURING THIS SESSION, through its House Passage in March 1898. Quarto, bound together in new plain wrappers. Institutional stamps, some blank edge chipping, Good+. Extending the homestead laws to Alaska, and creating easements for railroads and... More
FOUR LITTLE WORDS.
1840. Philadelphia, nd ca. 1840. 8pp. + attractive green glazed pictorial wraps with illus. of Society building on rear. The words are "Thou God Seest Me." Very Good. More
NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR TRANSMITTING NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, SHOWING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1913.
63rd Cong., 2nd Sess. HD1028. 1913. 57, [1 blank] pp, disbound, first page loosened. Light tanning. Very Good. More
ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN A. ANDREW, TO THE TWO BRANCHES OF THE LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS, JANUARY 5, 1861. SENATE. NO. 2.
Boston: 1861. 48pp. Disbound, first few pages loosened. Light dustsoiling and tanning. Good to Good+. More
SPECIAL MESSAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN A. ANDREW, TO THE TWO BRANCHES OF THE LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS, JANUARY 3, 1866.
Boston: Wright & Potter, State Printers, 1866. 176pp. Original printed wrappers [worn, back wrap torn], stitched. Some light water stains in text. Latter half of text pages bumped on top, leaving creases in top margins. Good. More
INTEGRITY OF REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION. SPEECHES OF SENATOR ANTHONY AND HON. JAMES WILSON.
[Washington: 1876]. Caption title [as issued]. Printed in double columns. 8pp. Disbound, closed tear [no loss]. Good+. More
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, TRANSMITTING ...CERTAIN PAPERS RELATING TO THE PRIVATE LAND CLAIM IN THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA KNOWN AS EL SOPORI.
48th Cong., 1st Sess. SED93. [Washington: 1882]. 183pp, dbd. 17 folding facs. correspondence [as issued, light wear and loosening. Very Good. More
GAUSE VS. HODGES. PAPERS IN THE CASE OF L.C. ASA FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.
43d Cong., 1st Sess. Ho. of Reps. Mis. Doc. No. 125. 1873. 396pp, disbound. Very Good. More
POLITICAL CONTROVERSY IN ARKANSAS. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, RELATIVE TO THE PRESENT POLITICAL CONTROVERSY IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. APRIL 24, 1874.
43d Cong., 1st Sess. HED229. 1878. 43, [1 blank] pp, disbound, loosening. Light tanning. Good+. More
REPORT...WITH ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS.
55th Cong., 2d Sess. HD95. Washington: 1897. Original Congressional leather [rubbed] with spine labels. 22, 94pp + numerous folding charts and photo illustrations. Light wear, a few old institutional marks. Very Good. More
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 50. WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE.
Washington: September 1, 1848. 15, [1 blank] pp. 16mo. Dbd. Light soil, Very Good. "Promotions and Appointments in the Regular Army of the United States," to the Adjutant General's Department; and the Ordnance, various regiments of infantry, medical, and other departments. More
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, COMMUNICATING INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE NUMBER OF MEN NOW IN SERVICE IN THE REGULAR ARMY, WHAT NUMBER OF OFFICERS ARE HOLDING COMMISSIONS, WHERE SAID OFFICERS ARE STATIONED, AND WHAT DUTY THEY ARE PERFORMING.
39th Cong., 1st Sess. SED12, January 16, 1866. 1866. 63pp, dbd, Very Good. More
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, ENCLOSING A STATEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY, INTENDED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SO MUCH OF TABLE A, WHICH ACCOMPANIED HIS REPORT UPON THE REDUCTION OF THE ARMY, AS RELATES TO THE DETAILS OF ORGANIZATION. DECEMBER 22, 1820.
1820. [31]. Washington: Gales & Seaton. 1820. 7, [1 blank] pp, disbound. Light foxing. Very Good. AI 3833. More
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, TRANSMITTING STATEMENTS SHEWING THE EXPENSE OF FURNISHING THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RATIONS FOR ONE YEAR, ENDING ON THE FIRST OF JUNE, 1818; THE NUMBER OF RATIONS ISSUED, &C. &C. [85].
Washington: 1820. 9pp + 6 folding tables. Light foxing, dbd, untrimmed, Very Good. More